Apple and Foxconn have pledged to seriously improve working conditions at factories in China, where millions of iPads and iPhones are assembled each year, following an audit by the Fair Labor Association. The report reveals that more than half the employees had worked 11 days or more without rest, had worked unpaid overtime, that there were health and safety failings and reported management interference in trade unions

Source: Reuters

Friday 30 March 2012 08.55 EDT
First published on Friday 30 March 2012 08.55 EDT